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Sree Narayana Guru Society of Sri Lanka Act 1980
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s 1Short title
This Act may be cited as the Sree Narayana Guru
Society of Sri Lanka Act, No. 48 of 1980.
s 2Incorporation of the Sree Narayana Guru Society of Sri Lanka
From and after the date of commencement of this
Act such and so many persons as now are members of the
Sree Narayana Guru Society of Sri Lanka (hereinafter referred to as “the Society ”), or shall hereafter be admitted members of the Corporation hereby constituted, shall be a body corporate (hereinafter referred to as “the Corpora-tion”) with perpetual succession, under the name and style of the “Sree Narayana Guru Society of Sri Lanka”, and by that name shall and may sue and be sued in all courts, with full power and authorjty to have and use a common seal and alter the same at its pleasure.
s 3General objects of the Corporation,
The general objects for which the Corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be—
to promote the study of and research into the publications of the teachings, ideals and philosophy of Sree Narayana Guru ;
to encourage the practice of his teachings, ideals and philosophy ;
to establish, conduct and assist institutions founded on the ideals, teachings and philosophy of Sree
Narayana Guru;
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{d) to assist in the promotion of racial, religious and communal harmony and eradication of social dis-abilities
;
to co-operate with local and foreign organizations in the pursuit of peace and harmony among the people of the world;
to establish and maintain voluntary charitable organizations for any one or more of the following purposes :-—
the relief of poverty and ignorance ;
the care of orphans, the aged, and the destitute by the establishment of homes, orphanages and dispensaries ;
the relief of hunger, disease and sickness by the provision of sustenance and nourishment and medical care to the needy, the orphans, the indigent and the sick
;
the establishment of a scholarship fund for the provision of financial aid to any person, irres-pective of caste, creed, colour or race, for higher studies and research on the teachings, ideals, and philosophy of Sree Narayana
Guru at any place of learning in Sri Lanka or abroad
;
the establishment in Sri Lanka of a centre for the study and research into aspects of the teachings, ideals and philosophy of Sree
Narayana Guru and all matters connected therewith ; and
generally the carrying on of all such work as may be wecessary to attain the aforesaid objects
;
to maintain, renovate or reconstruct the Sree
Narayana Guru Memorial Malayalee Hali at
No. 133, Layards Broadway, Colombo 14; and
to impart knowledge and education to the people by conducting lectures, classes, libraries, seminars, and cultural and other constructive activities,
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Act,: No, 48 of. 1980
The affairs of the Corporation shall, subject to the rules in. force for the time being of the Corporation, be administered by a Board of Trustees assisted by a Working
Committee consisting of such number of Persons to be elected in accordance with the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation.
The first Board of Trustees of the Corporation shall be the members of the Board of Trustees of the Society holding office at the time of the coming into operation of this Act.
The first Working Committee of the Corporation shall be the members of the Working Committee of the Society holding office at the time of the coming into operation of this Act.
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It shall be lawful for the Corporation, from time to time, at a general meeting and by the votes of two-thirds of the members present and voting to make rules for the admission, withdrawal or expulsion of members, for the conduct of the duties of the Board of Trustees, of the
Working Committee and of the various officers, agents and servants of the Corporation, for the procedure in the trans-action of business, and otherwise generally for the manage-ment of the affairs of the Corporation and the aecomplish-ment of its objects.
No rule of the Corporation for the time being in force, nor any rule which may hereafter be passed shall be altered, added to, amended or rescinded except by the votes of two-thirds of the members present and voting at a general meeting of the Corporation.
The rules of the Society in force at the time of the coming into operation of this Act shall be deemed to be the rules of the Corporation made under this section.
All members of the Corporation shall be subject to the rules in force for the time being of the Corporation.
s 6Debts due by and payable to the Sociaty
All debts and liabilities of the Society existing at the time of the coming into operation of this Act shall be paid by the Corporation hereby constituted and all debts due to and subscriptions and contributions payable to the Society shall be paid to the Corporation for the purposes of this
Act.
s 7How tho seal of the Corporation is tobe affixed,
The seal of the Corporation shall not be affixed to any instrument whatsoever except in the presence of two of the members of the Board of Trustees, duly authorized, who shall sign their names to the instrument in token of their presence, and such signing shall be independent of the signing of any person as a witness.
s 8Corporation may hold pro-perty movable and immovable
The Corporation shall be capable in law to take and hold any property, movable or immovable, which may become vested in it by virtue of any purchase, grant, gift, testamentary disposition or otherwise and all such property shall be held by the Corporation for the purposes of this Act and subject to the rules in force for the time being of the
Corporation, with full power to sell, mortgage, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of the same.
s 9rv Borrowing powers
It shall be lawful for the Corporation to raise funds for the accomplishment of its objects and for such purpose, to create, execute, or incur any mortgages, bonds or obligations :
Provided that the aggregate of the amounts which may be so raised by the Corporation shall not exceed the sum determined by the Board of Trustees.
s 10Saving of the rights of the Republic and others
Nothing in this Act contained shall prejudice or affect the rights of the Republic, of any body politic or corporate or of any other persons, except such as are mentioned in this Act, and those claiming by, from or under them.
Annual subscription of Bills and Laws of the Parliament Rs. 30 (Local),
Rs. 40 (Foreign), payable to the SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
Burxau, P. O. Box 800, Coromso 1, before 18th December each year in respect of the year following. Late subscriptions will be accepted on the conditions that
Bills and Laws issued before the date of payment will not be supplied.
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